New campaign targets expenses MPs
Alex Stevenson writes on the Politics.co.uk web site:
MPs deemed to have committed “crimes against democracy” will be targeted by a new third-party pressure group at the general election.
The Power2010 campaign plans on spending nearly £1 million it has received from the Rowntree Trusts to target constituencies where the sitting MP is judged to have consistently opposed reform of Britain’s political system.
Former Home Office minister Tony McNulty is the first MP to be attacked. His Harrow East constituency will be plastered with “wanted” posters and thousands of floating voters will receive literature highlighting his alleged opposition to cleaned-up politics
Power 2010’s announcement of the campaign against Mr McNulty is here.
Tony McNulty helped push the Identity Cards Act 2006 through parliament by citing a variety of alleged benefits, including controlling illegal immigration. Although he later admitted exaggerating the arguments for ID cards, he refused to apologise.
